ELA+3+Lesson+20

Topic:Extreme Nature-living in different climates-__Life on the Ice__

Common Core Standards RL.3.3-Describe characters in a story and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events RL.3.9-Compare and contrast the themes, settings, and plots of stories written by the same author about the same or similar characters RI.3.2-Determine the main idea of a text; recount the key details and explain how they support the main idea RI.3.4-Determine the meaning of general academic and domain-specific words and phrases in a text relevant to a grade 3 topic or subject area RI.3.8-Describe the logical connection between particular sentences and paragraphs in a text RF.3.4a-Read grade level text with purpose and understanding W.3.1a-Introduce the topic or tex tthey are writing about, state an opinion, and create an organizational structure that lists reasons W.3.1b-Provide reasons that support the opinion W.3.1c-Use linking words and phrases to connect opinions and reasons W.3.4-With guidance and support from adults, produce writing in which the development and organization are appropriate to task and purpose. W.3.5-With guidance and support rom peers and adults, develop and strenghten writing as needed by planning, revising, and editing. W.3.7-Conduct short research projects that build knowledge about a topic W.3.8-Recall information from experiences or gather information from print and digital sources; take brief notes on sources and sort evidence into provided categories. W.3.10-Write routinely over extended time frames and shorter time frames for a range of discipline-specific tasks, purposes, and audiences.

Suggested Student Objectives 1. Students will research the Arctic and Antarctica 2. Students will write a journal entry about things they find in Antarctica

Suggested Additional Readings [|arctic fox story]

Resource Links [|Antarctica] [|images of Antarctica]

Activities Have students use attached journal entry to write about their visit to Antarctica. Utilize details and information from the story as well as research.

Assessments Grade journal entry for content and accuracy

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